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FUGITIVE

Adrian Avila-Ramirez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 1) 18 USC Sec 1962 (d) RICO Conspiracy; 2) 21 USC 846 and 841 (a)(1) Conspiracy to Possess Controlled Substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaine and over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 3) 21 USC 963952(a) & 960(a)(b)(1)(B)&(G) Conspiracy to import a controlled substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaineand over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 4)18 USC 1956 Conspiracy to launder money instruments; and 5)18 USC 2 & 924(o) Conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes and aid and abet.

FUGITIVE

Amado Nunez-Meza

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 1) 18 USC Sec 1962 (d) RICO Conspiracy; 2) 21 USC 846 and 841 (a)(1) Conspiracy to Possess Controlled Substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaine and over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 3) 21 USC 963952(a) & 960(a)(b)(1)(B)&(G) Conspiracy to import a controlled substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaineand over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 4)18 USC 1956 Conspiracy to launder money instruments; 5)18 USC 2 & 924(o) Conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes and aid and abet; and 12) 21 USC 848(b)(1) and (2)(A) Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise in furtherance of drug trafficking.

FUGITIVE

Guadalupe Alonso Gonzalez-Aristiga

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Title 21 sections 841 and 846Trafficking in cocaineconspiracy

FUGITIVE

Elias Calderon De Los Reyes

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 846 & 841 (a) (1) Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance-Cocaine Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute-Cocaine

PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners announce results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … drugs.” “We thank everyone in El Paso, West Texas, and New Mexico who brought us their medications last weekend,” said …

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Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute 167 Pounds of Meth

… Ariz. – Jorge Anaya-Valencia, 48, of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, who was unlawfully living in Arizona, was sentenced …

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Sinaloa Cartel Associate Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Conspiring to Traffic Cocaine in Chicago Area

… Roberto Velazquez Martinez, 39, of Santiago Papasquiaro, Mexico, conspired with several individuals to import and … into the United States on behalf of drug traffickers in Mexico. Velazquez traveled to Chicago in the fall of 2018 to …

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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … Take Back locations throughout El Paso, West Texas and New Mexico. When the public brings us their unwanted medications …

FUGITIVE

Oswaldo Espinosa

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE FIVE KILOGRAMS OR MORE OF COCAINE, POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE FIVE KILOGRAMS OR MORE OF COCAINE AND MONEY LAUNDERING

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United States District Court Orders Forfeiture of Real Estate Purchased by Mexican Cartel Leader Rafael Caro Quintero with Proceeds of his Drug Trafficking Organization

… pieces of real property located in and around Guadalajara, Mexico. These properties, described in the civil forfeiture … Force, as well as the DEA Raleigh Resident Office and DEA Mexico City Country Office for their assistance with the … and multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico to the United States. As part of its investigation, …

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Federal jury finds Albuquerque career offender guilty of distributing heroin that caused teen's overdose death

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … Paso Division and U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson. "New Mexico has been hit hard by the heroin and opioid epidemic …

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Albuquerque company agrees to $240,000 settlement relating to Controlled Substances Act claims

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … N.M. – Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico Fred J. Federici has announced that Albuquerque …

GENERAL INFORMATION

Headquarters News 2010

July 15, 2021

… 2010 Alleged Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Extradicted From Mexico to United States to Face Federal Drug-Trafficking Charges January 13, 2010 DEA: Mexico Marks another Success against Drug Cartels …

July 15, 2021

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DEA Leads Franklin Drug Investigations with Assistance from Franklin Police — 27 Arrests Made

… operation from our community.” “The Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico has a strong hold on drug distribution in New England …

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DEA Albuquerque Accepting Applications for Citizen’s Academy

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Major Mexican Heroin Trafficking Organization Targeted

… Torres Drug Trafficking Organization smuggles heroin from Mexico into the United States for distribution in cities … importing, and distributing heroin from Sinaloa, Mexico to the United States for well over two decades, as … as moving laundered drug proceeds from the United States to Mexico. Ruelas Torres and his criminal organization …

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Shafter Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Smuggling

… Luis Montoya-Salazar, aka Rafael Salazar-(Montoya), 42, of Mexico City, and Luis Ricardo Eslava-(Eslava), 42, of Sinaloa, Mexico. As part of the plea agreement, Gil will forfeit $3.1 … containing cocaine smuggled into the United States from Mexico at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry to a location in …

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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

… the fastest growing transnational criminal organizations in Mexico, and among the most prolific methamphetamine … the United States, and elevated levels of violence in Mexico. With methamphetamine abuse and overdose deaths on … and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug …

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Operación dirigida por la DEA que tiene como blanco al Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación genera más de 600 arrestos

… criminales transnacionales de más rápido crecimiento en México que se encuentra entre los fabricantes de … en buena parte por los elevados niveles de violencia en México. Con el abuso de la metanfetamina y el aumento en los … a cargo dentro de la organización fue extraditado de México a Estados Unidos bajo cargos por tráfico de drogas y …

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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

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El Paso Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … rounds of ammunition intended for illegal exportation into Mexico. That ammunition was seized by FBI in July 2019 as …

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Carlsbad man sentenced to five years on gun and drug charges

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … N.M. – Kristopher Wade Parker, 36, of Carlsbad, New Mexico, was sentenced on Oct. 14 in federal court to …

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Operator of SeaTac Drug Ring ‘Stash House’ Sentenced to Three Years in Prison to be Followed by Three Years of Supervised Release

… and Fentanyl SEATTLE – A 22-year-old native of Sinaloa, Mexico was sentence in U.S. District Court in Seattle to …

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Eleven Individuals Involved in Osceola County Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Federal Prison

… 7 years, 3 months Jorge Alberto Quijada-Moreno (31, Mexico) Conspiracy 9 years, 1 month Jose Robles-Roque (40, … about when shipments of heroin would be delivered from Mexico to Chicago and from Chicago to Osceola County by the … to Osceola County from either Chicago or directly from Mexico, by Antonio E. Moya, Luis Vazquez-Trujillo, Jose …

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Federal Judge Sentences Three Methamphetamine Traffickers

… methamphetamine smuggled in to the United States from Mexico. Judge Voorhees also sentenced Troy William Yount, … of supervised release. 13. Jose Francisco Jimenez Pina - of Mexico, was sentenced in April 2014 to 180 months in prison … years of supervised release. 22. Luis Enrique Garcia - , of Mexico, was sentenced in December 2013 to 188 months in …

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Two Hobbs, NM Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … drivers to pick up marijuana along the border with Mexico in South Brewster and Presidio, Counties of Texas, …

FUGITIVE

Jesus Gonzalez- Penuelas

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute a controlled substance, Conspiracy to import heroin and distribution or possession with the intent to distribute heroin

PRESS RELEASE

DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… landscape. DEA will stop at nothing to defeat the two Mexico based cartels – Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels – …

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El Paso Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

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Skagit County business owner sentenced to prison for laundering money for drug cartel that trafficked heroin and fentanyl

… money transmitter status to hide and send drug proceeds to Mexico for drug trafficking group tied to cartel SEATTLE -- … laundering the drug proceeds by transmitting the funds to Mexico using the money remittance services offered at his … drug traffickers to send tens of thousands of dollars to Mexico in amounts structured to avoid any reporting …